Early baseball in Ohio/Game 2
From SABR Encyclopedia
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Location | Ohio |
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Year | 1860 |
City | Oberlin |
State | OH |
Country | US |
Modern address | Oberlin OH |
Was NY rules baseball | Unknown |
Played by | Locals |
Team 1 | Railroad Club |
Team 2 | Uptown Club |
From Protoball Entry #1860.39 – In Oberlin OH, It's Railroad Club 49, Uptown Club 44.
"Base Ball at Oberlin O. – A match game between the Railroad and Uptown Clubs, took place at Oberlin" . . . . New York Clipper ("July 1860" noted in hand on the clipping). Facsimile from the Mears Collection scrapbooks provided by Craig Waff, September 2008. The box score shows two eight-player teams. Oberlin OH is 35 miles southwest of Cleveland.
Sources
- Protoball record W19 from Protoball project